ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The method of energy is used to determine global stability limits for thermally stratified two-phase plane Couette flow. Instabilities due to surface tension variations, buoyancy effects, and shear are allowed for, but surface waves are specifically excluded from consideration. Under these assumptions, the Marangoni, Rayleigh, and Reynolds numbers completely describe the system. Stability plots, valid for disturbances of any magnitude, are presented for both streamwise oriented roll vortices and two-dimensional transversely oriented disturbances. It is shown that rolls are the most dangerous disturbances in the sense that they cannot be shown to be stable relative to transverse disturbances at any nonzero Reynolds numbers. Comparisons are made with existing linear limits, and these are seen to be close only for moderate Reynolds numbers.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690200615
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